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Background

The C.H. Black Manufacturing Company built the Black phaetons, dos-à-dos and business waggons in 2½ to 8 HP models in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1896 to 1900. There is some evidence that they built a vehicle as early as 1891.

In 1900, the company sold its patents for $20,000.

Text adapted from “Black (automobile)” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

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